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ANSWER KEY
SECTION 1 Science and Technology
Part A | General Science and Technology
unit 1 Classifying Life
1. (D) 2. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B)
5. (A), (B), (F)
unit 2 Northern Lights
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (B)
5. (B), (E), (F)
unit 3 The Eye
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A) and (F) are not used.
unit 4 Plastics
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A), (B), (E)
unit 5 Flight: Conquering the Air
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)
5. (A), (B), (D)
unit 6 Gemstones
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (A), (E), (F)
SECTION 2 Medicine and Healthcare
Part A | Medical Science: Discoveries and Inventions
unit 7 The Microscope
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A) and (E) are not used.
unit 8 Penicillin and Other Antibiotics
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (B), (C), (E)
unit 9 Breakthroughs in Medical Science
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (B), (C), (D)
Microscope Statements
Select 3

(G) Uses systems of refracting lenses to

magnify microscopic details of specimens

(C) Can magnify objects up to 2,000 times

their original size

(D) Often has additional features which

provides such advantages as showing depth
or allowing observers to view specimens
with both eyes
Select 2

(B) Has the highest image resolution of the

two types of microscopes

(F) Can create a visual image of details

much smaller than those seen by a
compound microscope
Process Statements
Select 2

(B) The eye refracts light rays entering the

eye so they meet at the same point on the
back of the retina.

(E) The lens constantly changes shape to

accommodate light received from a range
of distances from the eye.
Select 3

(C) The brain receives slightly different

versions of an image from each eye.

(D) Images from the retina are processed

by the brain to recreate actual proportions
and perspectives.

(G) The eyes move together so that the light

rays from an object will converge at the
same spot on both retinas.
Focusing
on an image
Creating
depth
Optical
Electron
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unit 10 Imaging Technology
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (B)
5. (C) and (E) are not used.
unit 11 Herbal Medicine
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (B)
5. (A), (D), (E)
Part B | Medical Science and Public Health
unit 12 Polio
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D)
5. (A), (B), (D)
unit 13 Eradicating Smallpox
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (B), (C), (F)
unit 14 Vaccination
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (B) and (H) are not used.
unit 15 Surgery
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D)
5. (C), (E), (F)
Part C | Healthcare: Social and Practical Concerns
unit 16 Disease and Epidemics
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)
5. (B), (D), (E)
unit 17 The World Health Organization
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 18 Pharmaceuticals
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B)
5. (C), (D), (E)
Imaging Tool Statements
Select 2

(G) Can be harmful to human tissues

(A) Uses X-rays to create two dimensional

pictures of radiopaque structures on film
Select 2

(D) Measures the signals released by the

atoms of internal tissues to produce a visual

(F) Uses radio signals to initiate bodily

responses to be processed by a computer
into a picture
Select 2

(B) Makes images of structures deep inside

the human body but with poor resolution

(H) Creates images by reflecting high

frequency waves off internal structures.
Vaccination Statements
Select 3

(D) Viral related deaths and illnesses have

subsided worldwide.

(E) The cost of treating sick individuals

should be considered.

(F) Preventing individuals from contracting

viruses impacts the risk of epidemics.
Select 3

(S) Vaccines are only affective in some

cases.

(C) People taking anti-viral medications often

experience side effects.

(G) Epidemics often subside naturally.

Sound
Magnetism
Radiation
For
Against
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unit 19 Subsidized Healthcare Programs
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (E) and (H) are not used.
SECTION 3 Chemistry
Part A | Elements and Compounds
unit 20 The Periodic Table of Elements
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)
5. (B), (D), (E)
unit 21 The Universal Solvent
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (D)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 22 Chlorine
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D)
5. (B), (D), (E)
unit 23 The Precious Metals
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D)
5. (B), (C), (E)
unit 24 Petroleum
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 25 Mercury
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (A), (C), (E)
unit 26 Fluorine
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (C)
5. (A), (B), (F)
Part B | States of Matter
unit 27 Solid, Liquid, and Gas
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B)
5. (A), (E), (F)
unit 28 Water to Ice
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (D)
5. (B), (C), (E)
Part C | Acids, Bases and Salts
unit 29 Acids
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (C), (D), (F)
unit 30 Bases
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (A)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 31 The Salt of the Earth
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (B), (C), (E)
Part D | Biochemistry
unit 32 A History of Biochemistry
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A),(D),(F)
ANSWER KEY
Type of
Healthcare Statements
system
Select 2

(D) The government usually holds a

healthcare monopoly.

(F) Healthcare is completely provided for

through taxation.
Select 2

(A) Both citizens and the government

contribute to the system.

(B) The poor may not benefit since they

must pay a portion of expenses.
Select 2

(C) Care is paid for in full by the individual.

(G) The highest degree of competition is

fostered by this system.
Universal
Social
Healthcare
Subsidized
Healthcare
Private
Healthcare
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unit 33 Enzymes and Hormones
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (B) and (E) are not used.
unit 34 Carbohydrates
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (C)
5. (C) and (H) are not used.
unit 35 Cracking the Genetic Code: DNA
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (C), (D), (E)
unit 36 New Techniques in Biochemistry
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A) and (D) are not used.
SECTION 4 Linguistics
Part A | Sounds and Speech
unit 37 The Oral Tradition
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (A), (C), (E)
unit 38 Learning to Speak
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A)
5. (C) and (G) are not used.
Category Statements
Select 3

(A) Catalyze reactions

(H) Bind only to specific substrates

(C) Aid in the conversion of substrates into

useful substances
Select 3

(D) Relay information from one cell to another

(G) Initiate a series of chemical reactions

upon binding to receptors

(F) Trigger gene transcription

Application Statements
Select 2

(H) Can be viewed using an electron

microscope

(C) Can be seen as a pattern produced by

X-rays passing through a molecule
Select 2

(B) Can be traced by including radionuclides

in a molecular substance

(F) Is detected in the form of emitted radiation

Select 2

(G) Is best understood using computer

simulation to predict chemical reactions

(E) Can be somewhat understood by

separating out the products of chemical
reactions from other substances in a mixture
Carbohydrates Statements
Select 2

(D) Cannot be made into smaller

compounds

(E) Have an equal number of carbon

and oxygen atoms
Select 2

(A) Are formed by the joining of two

simple sugars

(G) Have one more carbon atom have

oxygen atoms
Select 2

(B) Provide the main structural

material of plants

(F) Are often large chains of glucose

Type of Theory Statements
Select 3

(D) The primary way a child learns the

language is through repetition.

(E) The use of child-directed speech is

important in teaching the child to speak.

(F) Interacting with the child through

devised conversations is useful.
Select 2

(A) Word associations play a large role

in the formation of speech in a child.

(B) The parent encourages the child

toward proper usage of the language.
Enzymes
Hormones
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Molecular
interaction
Molecular
movement
Molecular
structure
Polysaccharides
Imitation Theory
Conditioning
Theory
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unit 39 Phonetics and Pronunciation
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (E) and (H) are not used.
unit 40 Helen Keller
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (D)
5. (B), (C), (D)
Part B | The English Language
unit 41 A History of the English Language
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (C), (D), (E)
unit 42 American English
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (C) and (F) are not used.
Part C | Language Analysis
unit 43 Thoughts into Words: The Development of Language
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (A) and (D) are not used.
unit 44 Vocabulary and Grammar
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (C) and (F) are not used.
ANSWER KEY
Types of Phonetics Statements
Select 2

(C) Looks at the ways in which sound

waves impact speech

(D) Used to determine how

pronunciation is formed
Select 2

(A) Looks at the ways in which vocal

organs produce speech

(F) Can be used to discover

treatments for speech impediments
Select 2

(B) Focuses on studying the

perception of sounds

(G) Examines the ways frequency

affects the brain and ear
Linguistic Theories Statements
Select 3

(B) Believes that language operates in

understandable ways

(F) Draws heavily upon the ideas of

Saussure

(G) Attempts to expose language to

scientific understanding
Select 2

(E) Posits that attempts to understand

language may be harmful

(C) Argues that language cannot be

reduced into a series of rules
Parts of Language Statements
Select 3

(A) Employed to provide a structure to

the language

(E) Composed of various, more

specific abstract rules

(G) Used to make a language more

efficient by creating words
Select 2

(B) Learned at an early age before

other aspects of language

(D) Used to reference ideas or objects

in language
Type of English Statements
Select 2

(A) Less complicated sentence

structures

(E) A higher degree of uniformity

within the written form
Select 2

(B) Far more usage inconsistencies

within it

(D) Inconsistent use of slang across

socio-economic levels
Acoustic
Articulatory
Auditory
American English
British English
Structuralism
Poststructuralism
Vocabulary
Grammar
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unit 45 Language Variety
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (A) and (E) are not used.
unit 46 Language Analysis Tools
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (B), (D), (F)
SECTION 5 World History
Part A | Early Civilizations
unit 47 The First Civilizations
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (B), (C), (F)
unit 48 Egypt: The People Who Built the Pyramids
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D)
5. (A), (E), (F)
unit 49 Greek Civilization
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B)
5. (B), (C), (F)
unit 50 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (B), (D), (F)
unit 51 China: Beyond the Great Wall
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 52 The Peoples of Britain
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C)
5. (B), (C), (F)
unit 53 The Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A), (D), (F)
Part B | The Middle Ages in Europe
unit 54 The Feudal Life
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (D) and (G) are not used.
unit 55 Literature in the Middle Ages
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (B), (D), (F)
Part C | The European Renaissance
unit 56 Rebirth
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (A)
5. (A), (B), (D)
unit 57 Renaissance Art
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (B), (C), (F)
unit 58 The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C)
5. (B), (D), (F)
Part D | Rulers of the World
unit 59 Alexander the Great
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C)
5. (B), (C), (D)
Parts of Language Statements
Select 3

(B) Developed by Adamantios Korais

(F) Created as an act of resistance

against Ottoman occupation of Greece

(G) Used Greek vocabulary and

structure exclusively
Select 2

(C) Incorporated aspects of Greek

and foreign dialects

(D) Spoken by the lower classes of

Greece for some time
Group Statements
Select 2

(C) Recruited knights to fight battles

(F) Enjoyed feasts and games

Select 2

(A) Devoted their lives to religious

ceremony and teaching

(H) Gave advice and helped rectify

disagreements
Select 2

(B) Paid taxes

(E) Provided services around the

manor
Dhimotiki
Lords and Nobles
Clergymen
Peasants
Katharevousa
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unit 60 Genghis Khan and his Descendants
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D)
5. (B), (E), (F)
unit 61 Shah Jahans Taj Mahal
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (A), (B), (E)
unit 62 The Tsars of Russia
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (B), (D), (E)
unit 63 The French Revolution
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 64 The British Monarchy
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (B), (D), (F)
SECTION 6 The Humanities
Part A | Social Science
unit 65 The Industrial Revolution
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (A), (B), (D)
unit 66 Conquest and Colonization
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (E) and (F) are not used.
unit 67 Marriage and Family
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (C)
5. (A), (D), (F)
unit 68 Equity and Social Justice
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (A) and (B) are not used.
Part B | Political Science
unit 69 Political Theory and Philosophy
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (D), (E), (F)
unit 70 World Political Systems
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (B) and (F) are not used.
ANSWER KEY
International System Statements
Select 3

(G) Allows foreign manipulation of

governments via cash payments

(C) Results from developments of the

twentieth century

(B) Avoids the use of foreign military

measures
Select 2

(D) Follows the military defeat of a

country by a foreign power

(A) Manages a defeated country with

military and cultural presence
Concept Statements
Select 3

(C) Provides a legally-binding decision

from a judge

(D) Concerns itself with issues of

fairness in the law

(G) Draws upon a series of abstract,

unspecific maxims
Select 2

(F) Fails to provide a solid definition of

its aims or goals

(E) Presents a vision of an ideal state

of affairs in various
Government Type Statements
Select 3

(A) Places power in the hands of the

people

(E) Works with some authoritarian

devices in some governments

(G) Relies upon the voice of the

public at large for direction
Select 2

(C) Gives power to a single individual

or a few individuals in society

(D) Provides the structure for most

medieval governments of Europe
Neocolonialism
Colonialism
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Justice
Equity law
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unit 71 The Ideas of Karl Marx
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (C)
5. (A) and (G) are not used.
unit 72 Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C)
5. (D) and (F) are not used.
Part C | Economics and Law
unit 73 An Overview of Economics
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (B) and (E) are not used.
unit 74 World Economic Systems
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A)
5. (C), (D), (F)
unit 75 Civil Law and Jurisdiction
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (D) and (F) are not used.
Marxist Theories Statements
Select 3

(C) A dictatorship of the proletariat

may be achieved without violence.

(D) Factory conditions necessarily

create an environment that alienates
people from themselves.

(E) Within capitalism, it is inevitable

that the lower classes will join together
against injustice.
Select 2

(B) Economic determinism can be

applied to disciplines that are not
associated with economics.

(F) Economic considerations can be

used to understand and interpret
literature.
Types of Law Statements
Select 3

(A) Can evolve or change with the

verdict provided

(G) Settles a dispute between two

private parties

(E) May utilize the judge as questioner

Select 2

(C) Uses judge as mediator between

two parties in court

(B) Results in someone being fined or

incarcerated
Economic Theories Statements
Select 3

(G) The laws of supply and demand

allow those motivated to make money.

(C) Government control of economies

is unnecessary.

(B) Socialism evolves by agitating

otherwise satisfied workers.
Select 2

(E) The blatant inequalities of

capitalism will be met with working
class resistance.

(A) Capitalist control of cultural outlets

allows it to remain intact.
Karl Marxs beliefs
Contemporary
Marxist thought
Capitalism
Socialism
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Economic Factors Statements
Select 3

(D) Consumers willingness to spend

(C) Individual choice in a marketplace

(G) Trading behavior in stock markets

Select 2

(A) Output of actual printed currency

(F) Interest rates charged to borrowers

Cannot be
Controlled by
Government
Can be
Controlled by
Government
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unit 76 The Legal Profession
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (C)
5. (B) and (F) are not used.
Part D | Philosophy
unit 77 Eastern Philosophy
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (A)
5. (C) and (G) are not used.
unit 78 The History of Western Philosophy
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C)
5. (D) and (F) are not used.
unit 79 Ethics
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D)
5. (A), (D), (E)
unit 80 Considering Beauty: Aesthetics
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B)
5. (C) and (D) are not used.
ANSWER KEY
Legal Systems Statements
Select 3

(A) Requires certification to be prac-

ticed in most countries

(G) Typically breaks down into crimi-

nal and civil branches

(E) Is very complex, necessitates

specialization
Select 2

(D) Is less structured and more

general

(C) Can fall under the purview of

religious authorities
Eastern Philosophies Statements
Select 3

(D) Focuses on social interactions

(E) Emphasizes deference towards

parents and the state

(F) Tends to be focused outward

Select 2

(B) Focuses on control and

development of the self

(A) Aspires towards an ideal goal

Branches of Western
Statements
Philosophy
Select 3

(A) Focused on by earlier

philosophers

(C) Concerned with the physical

makeup of the world.

(B) Divided into two distinct

philosophical camps
Select 2

(E) Explored the boundaries and

limits of our knowledge

(G) Framed most debates in

contemporary philosophy
Philosophers of
Statements
Aesthetics
Select 3

(A) Abandoned the empirical

dedication to perception

(E) Required that an agent must be

disinterested in order to find
something beautiful

(G) Recognized a difference in the

agreeable and the beautiful
Select 2

(B) Held steadfast to the tenets of

empiricism

(F) Failed to show how taste could

originate from perception alone
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Neocolonialism
Early legal
systems
Confucianism
Taoism/Buddhism
Kant
Hume